Black Britannia: A History of Blacks in BritainHistorical study of the African and West Indian Black in the UK from 1594 to 1971 - covers forced labour as domestic workers, legal status, racial discrimination, race relations, racial conflict, racial policy, White attitudes, negro associations, immigration, social integration, employment (incl. As performers, writers, physicians, nurses, etc.), etc. Illustrations and references. |
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Page 38
But underlying this race hatred Edward Long had a weakness . . . for black women . He spoke about black men with repugnance but boasted that there was no sin or shame in white men cohabiting with their " Negresses , free or slaves ...
But underlying this race hatred Edward Long had a weakness . . . for black women . He spoke about black men with repugnance but boasted that there was no sin or shame in white men cohabiting with their " Negresses , free or slaves ...
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In- cluded on this voyage were " about sixty Europeans , chiefly women , " observed Prince Hoare in his memoirs of Granville Sharp . White historians have made much of these sixty travellers . Edward Lascelles wrote , " It included ...
In- cluded on this voyage were " about sixty Europeans , chiefly women , " observed Prince Hoare in his memoirs of Granville Sharp . White historians have made much of these sixty travellers . Edward Lascelles wrote , " It included ...
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In fact , it was claimed that black troops were prevented from taking part in the coronation of George V because great attention had been paid to the muscular - looking black soldiers by English women of all classes during the ...
In fact , it was claimed that black troops were prevented from taking part in the coronation of George V because great attention had been paid to the muscular - looking black soldiers by English women of all classes during the ...
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Contents
Part | 3 |
Courtesans and Blackamoors | 5 |
Bread and Liberty in Old England | 12 |
Copyright | |
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Bibliographic information
| Title | Black Britannia: A History of Blacks in Britain |
| Author | Edward Scobie |
| Edition | illustrated |
| Publisher | Johnson Publishing Company, 1972 |
| Original from | the University of Michigan |
| Digitized | 13 Jun 2008 |
| ISBN | 0874850568, 9780874850567 |
| Length | 316 pages |
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